Explore the magical dark skies above the Lake District National Park from Tarn Hows. The location makes for an ideal aurora-spotting location, too; astrophotographers might take advantage of the lake towards the North East for reflections. Note that the access road is mainly a single track lane.
Weather forecast
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28/04/24
9° 1% -
28/04/24
8° 9% -
29/04/24
8° 52% -
29/04/24
8° 76%
Weather forecast for Coniston (1.9 miles away) updated 28/04/24 at 04:00.
Local light pollution
Tarn Hows Car Park - Lake District is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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